Yahyaa bin Ja’far said:
“If I was able to increase the lifespan of Muhammad bin Ismāeel (Imām al-Bukharee) from my lifespan I would, for my death would be
the death of just one man, whereas his death would be the departing of
knowledge.”
[Siyar ‘Alaam an-Nubalaa 12/418]
Translated by Markaz Mu'aadh bin Jabal Islamic
Centre
27 August 2018, 4:35 PM
